Trump says he would have handled administration leaks differently than Sean Spicer

White House press secretary Sean Spicer listens during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would have handled leaks in his administration differently than his press secretary, Sean Spicer, who reportedly had White House attorneys reviewing staffers phones.

According to Politico, Spicer gathered staffers recently for what was described as "an emergency meeting," and staffers were "told to dump their phones on a table for a 'phone check,' to prove they had nothing to hide."

CNN reported Monday that Trump signed off on Spicer's decision "to check aides' cell phones to make certain they weren't communicating with reporters by text message or through encrypted apps."

Even though he would rather go "one by one," as he explained to "Fox and Friends," the president seemed comfortable with Spicer's actions.

"I would've handled it differently than Sean," Trump said. "But Sean handles it his way and I'm OK with it."